Unemployed web developer David Casarezdecided to move from Austin, Texas to Silicon Valley in California in the hopes of breaking into the tech industry. Unfortunately, unforeseen circumstances caused Casarez to end up homeless after he blew through his savings. At his lowest point, and after days of sleeping in park benches and stairwells, the web developer decided to make a sign and stand in the streets to ask for help.

Casarez stood in the middle of the street with a sign that read “ HOMELESS HUNGRY 4 SUCCESS, TAKE A RESUME”, which was shared on Twitter by Jasmine Scofield. Scofield thought his dedication showed bravery and truth, which is why she posted a photo of Casarez holding the sign and his resume on her personal twitter account, @jaysc0. The post quickly went viral with over 40,000 shares and 222,000 likes as of July 27.

Today I saw this young homeless man asking for people to take a resume rather than asking for money. If anyone in the Silicon Valley could help him out, that would be amazing. Please RT so we can help David out! pic.twitter.com/ewoE3PKFx7

According to Casarez’ resume, he is a college graduate from Texas A&M University, is detail oriented, and a highly adaptable professional with experience developing, testing, and deploying software, and has experience doing freelance work in Silicon Valley.

Scofield spoke with KTVU, and explained her decision for uploading the photo, stating this was his make-or-break moment. She expressed how it was Casarez’s last opportunity, and he went for it, which is why she decided to help him knowing it will make an impact on social media. Cazarez said he has received over 200 job offers since the post went viral, and has been in contact with representatives from several tech companies such as Google, Linkedin, Netflix, Apple, and Pandora. He is currently spending his time scheduling job interviews. It’s safe to say the freelance web developer will find employment in no time.

Many people online have applauded Casarez’s hustle, and have shared his story through social media.

My father is a regional manager for a software company in Sunnyvale. I’ll forward his information and hopefully we can work something out ☺️

Since going viral, Casarez signed up for a Twitter account and thanked Jasmine for her help and everyone for the support.

Thank you all for the overwhelming amount of support you have given me! No amount of good deed on my part could ever repay that debt. I am responding to each and every one of you who have come across my inbox with a carefully crafted response. Thank you for the support!

Silke Jasso is a bilingual editor, writer, producer, and journalist specialized in online media. Born in Laredo Texas, her previous works include LareDOS Newspaper where she was an editor and writer and Entravision Communications where she was a Co-Anchor and Multi-Media Journalist for Fox39 News and Univision 27. She recently ...Read more